#1990s #indie #moody #femme

Haunting early 90s indie from Suzanne Vega.

Lederhosen meets Casio keyboards? Why yes, it is a thing!

I'm not really a fan of Genesis, but I love this instrumental track from their Invisible Touch album.

#1980s #America #USA #rock

Here's Bruce Springsteen with the rarely-heard 12" version of his classic Dancing in the Dark. Blue jeans and black leather jackets ahoy!

#1990s #dance

Hey, you hot temptation! Drop another E and get down with the early 1990s synth piano in this dancefloor classic with the famous "passionate negress" vocals, Black Box's Ride On Time, here in its 12" incarnation.

Another rare piece from Dudley Simpson, this is Federation March, the B-side to his 7-inch release of the Blake's 7 theme.

#dance #Britain #1990s

Back to 1995 now, with this lovely track from Dreadzone, an uber-optimistic paean to a multicultural Britain that, at that time, many people thought would come about. It seemed more believable then, and more worthy as a goal. Now it seems both unachievable and undesirable. But still, this song to it is joyous and a lot of fun.

#electroclash #2000s

Cool remix of a rather haunting song.

#electroclash #2000s

Sorry, I got mixed up. The previous track was a remix by John Lord Fonda, who also wrote this song, which is the "rather haunting" one.

#1990s #Americana

Yes, I remember being young...

#1980s #NewWave

A really cool (and quintessentially "British 1980s") song, Good Technology by Red Guitars.

#2000s #Britain #Indie

If this doesn't get your head bopping up and down, there's something wrong. Uberly catchy experimental pop from the 2000s.

A little-known love song by 90s-era OMD, Walking on Air, here performed live. Lovely and inventive sound palette, and beautiful tones of bitterness, loss and longing in the vocal.

#Kraftwerk

A sinister and haunting cover of Kraftwerk's Showroom Dummies by French musician Para One.

#1990s #Britain #Scottish #femme

The rare full-length version of Annie Lennox's song Little Bird. I love the outro!

#Kraftwerk #RobotPop #1990s

The Brothers Kraft with the longest version ever recorded (AFAIK) of their funky meisterwerk, Music Non Stop. This was performed at Edinburgh's Playhouse Theatre in 1991.

#1990s #dance #acid

The terrific album version of the Shamen's 1992 hit Phorever People. Note the exciting change of key towards the end!

#1980s #Britain #miserablism

Post-Twotone melodrama from the Fun Boy Three. Oddly catchy.

#1980s #club

Funky soul bliss from The Pool, with his 1983 hit Jamaica Running.

#1990s #dance #alternative

A slow-burner, this one, but give it time! Banco de Gaia's masterful multi-tonal dance piece, Drippy, which featured on the Pi (1999) soundtrack.